Three Buckeyes taken
Emeka Egbuka goes to the Buccaneers at No. 19, Donovan Jackson is chosen by the Vikings at No. 24 and Tyleik Williams is selected by the Lions at No. 28 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
Sports Illustrated embedded a Q&A with Ohio State defensive line coach Larry Johnson Sr. in a lengthy article by Pete Thamel and Thayer Evans today. This is probably our favorite exchange:
SI.com: You were at Penn State for almost 20 years. What will you do with all that gear?
Johnson: I've got a whole closet full of Penn State stuff to find something to do with. (Laughs.) We'll find a way to move it, maybe the Salvation Army.
"Coach J" stressed he's not bitter about being passed over for the head coaching job:
SI.com: What are your feelings toward Penn State? You obviously were interested in the job when it opened twice in the past few years.
Johnson: I'm not bitter about anything. Maybe the best guy got the job, and that's OK. I had a decision to make and made the best decision for my family and where I was. I don't have anything but gratitude for Penn State. I had a great career there. I impacted a lot of young men, and they impacted me, also. I'm happy to be in the opportunity I'm in and have a chance to move on in my career. You can't think about what could have happened. I don't live that way and never have.
The article is embedded in a tome of college football info; so if you're bored on this Tuesday afternoon, it's a definite time-sink.
